Archive for February 21st, 2013

FILE -In this Jan. 29, 2009 file photo, an Early County, Ga. Sheriff’s car sits parked in front of the the Peanut Corporation of America processing plant in Blakely, Ga. A federal grand jury indicted four employees of a peanut company, Wednesday, Feb....

In this file photo from Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber speaks during a meeting with Oregon newspaper publishers and editors in Salem, Ore. With his health care reforms starting to roll out in much of Oregon, Kitzhaber is turning his...

FILE -In this Jan. 29, 2009 file photo, an Early County, Ga. Sheriff’s car sits parked in front of the the Peanut Corporation of America processing plant in Blakely, Ga. A federal grand jury indicted four employees of a peanut company, Wednesday, Feb....

Illinois Rep. David Reis, R-Olney, speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Illinois State Capitol Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, in Springfield, Ill. Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill to regulate high-volume oil and gas drilling in Illinois....

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Republican Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration will receive money to establish a merit pay system for teachers under a proposed state budget approved Thursday by the House despite objections from Democrats. The House approved...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The former director of an economic development project for the Navajo Nation has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion. New Mexico prosecutors say 62-year-old Hak Ghun entered into a plea agreement Thursday with the U.S....

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Courts across New Mexico will get nine additional judges under a proposal approved by the House. The judiciary asked lawmakers for the judges to deal with case backlogs and help reduce delays in resolving lawsuits. The House...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man who worked briefly as a horse wrangler at the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch in northern New Mexico has been ordered to serve 18 months of supervised probation for his role in the killing of several pronghorn antelope....